Purchase of Own Securities

Enterprise Oil PLC
26 September 2001


Repurchase of Shares

Enterprise Oil plc announces that on 26 September 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 400,000 ordinary shares from Hoare Govett's affiliate, ABN AMRO
Equities (UK) Limited, at a price of 487.06 pence per ordinary share.


Enquiries
                                              
Enterprise Oil plc                            020 7925 4000
Peter Reilly, Head of Investor Relations

Hoare Govett Limited                          020 7678 8000
Garth James